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Luxor, Governorate Al-Uqsur Theban Triad Temple: First Pilon, Obelisk New Kingdom, XIX Dynasty (1298-1187 BC) Ŧ Ramses II (1279-1213 BC) |
Comments: This temple complex was extended, altered and decorated by a succession of rulers: from Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC), through Horemheb, Tutanhamon, Seti I, Ramses II (XIV-XIII centuries) to Nectanebo I (380-362 BC) and later foreign rulers. |
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